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03-17-2011 | 03:19 PM

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RE: Jump angle for ultimate jump?

Height and distance will depend on the top speed/weight and ramp angle of what ever rc you choose to jump.You will need to do some practice jumps and probably change the angle of the ramp a few times before you get it correct.I have jumped many rc’s (Mt’s, Buggys and Truggys) over houses, RV’s garages etc, and you will rarely get it right the 1st time.The main thing is to be able to hit the ramp at the same speed for each attempt to judge the height and distance for determining what changes need to be made to the ramp angle. A slow curved ramp will give the best results as to not upset the jumping vehicle at launch. You can get some big air and distance with a ramp constructed of a 4x8 sheet of plywood if the angle and curve is setup correctly. Be prepared to break a few parts and pre planning/practice jumps will help when you go for the big one.Buggys jump higher/farther and break less parts than Mt’s and truggys.



Here are couple vids.



This buggy (cheap Sportwerks) jumped this house and garage more than 50+ times with only minimal damage and usually drove away.
http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/k...yhousejump.mp4

This Revo jumped the same house many times and was abused continually with ramp to ramp jumps, over the RV etc with all in all more damage than the buggys ended up with.Notice the curve of the ramp on the backflip jump. It’s really important to have a nice curve to launce from to not upset the handling of the RC..

http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/k...t=Backflip.mp4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDC6EBnTW8E

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